2000 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL Complaints

BRAKES DON'T STOP ON POINT FOR SUDDEN BRAKING. THEY ARE SOFT WHEN APPLIED. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE SELF ADJUSTING BRAKES THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT. CONSUMER HAS AVOIDED FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF BRAKES.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN A "THUNK" AND THE CAR SEEMED TO FALL, CONSUMER NOTICED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR THAT THE ENTIRE TREAD OF MICHELIN TIRE HAD COME OFF THE TIRE AND WAS ROLLING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH & AUTOMATIC TRACTION KICKED IN. VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ACROSS THE ROAD & HIT A TREE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER STATED TO THE DEALER & CONSUMER GET A LAWYER. *AK

IT HAS BEEN 2 WEEKS DEALER WORKING HARD TO RESOLVE MFGR. DOES NOT RESPOND. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 25-30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS / REPLACEMENT WERE BEING DONE. *AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN TX AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HAD TO RELOCATE TO DE. WHEN WIFES TURN TO DRIVE, SHE IS 5'2" SHE COULD NOT ADJUST RT SIDEVIEW MIRROR ENOUGH LATERALLY TO BE USABLE AND SHE WOULD NOT DRIVE VEHICLE. I ASSUMED IT NEEDED ADJESTMENT. WE HAD 3 PREVIOUS FORD VEHICLES AND THIS ITEM ADJUSTED OK. TOOK IT TO DEALER IN DE FOR SERVICE AND TO GET MIRROR ADJUSTED. SVCMGR ADVISED THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND LINCOLN TOLD HIM IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. CALLED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SVC DETAILED THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD LINCOLN WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN A DAY OR TWO. IT IS NOW 2 WKS. LATER. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR THEIR COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC IS GOING TO REPLACE THE DOOR & THE SEAT. *AK